High Wind, Island of Hawaii
- When
- December 14, 10:00 AM HST to December 17, 1:00 AM HST
- Where
- Island of Hawaii forecast zone
- Measured
- 84 kt (97 mph)
- Coordinates
- 22.011, -159.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Hawaii, December 14 to 17, 1996
Westerly winds of 35 to 50 mph were recorded at the summit of Haleakala. Westerly winds of 50 to 70 mph with highest gusts to 97 mph were recorded near the summit of Mauna Kea.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS HFO wrote it up.
Westerly winds of 35 to 50 mph were recorded at the summit of Haleakala. Westerly winds of 50 to 70 mph with highest gusts to 97 mph were recorded near the summit of Mauna Kea.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Maui
- When
- December 14, 10:00 AM HST to December 16, 8:00 PM HST
- Where
- Maui forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph)
- Coordinates
- 22.011, -159.705 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in California, December 14 to 16, 1996
- High Wind in California, December 14 to 16, 1996
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, December 14 to 15, 1996
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, December 14, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, December 14 to 15, 1996
- Blizzard in South Dakota, December 14, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, December 14 to 15, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, December 14 to 15, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, December 14 to 15, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, December 14 to 15, 1996
- Flooding in Pennsylvania, December 14, 1996
- Blizzard in Wyoming, December 14, 1996
More
Every storm in Hawaii in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Hawaii, December 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5582835, 5582836.